蜂螫
fēng​zhē

bee sting

蜂 fēng bee

Components

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

夆
夆 Sound component
féng, páng resist

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartphjowngpʰ(r)oŋbee
Zhengzhangboːŋ
pʰoŋ
Unicodebiong

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

螫 shì poison

Components

赦
赦 Sound component
shè, cè forgive
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartsyek[l̥ ]Aksting (v.)
Zhengzhangqʰjaːɡ

說文解字

蟲行毒也。从虫赦聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)